What is Reinforced Concrete Structure?

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“Bitumen” meaning resin, adhesive material or cement, lime mortar obtained from maple in Latin "concrete" originating

 from the word "concrete" and "iron", combined with the French word "arme" meaning strengthening, strengthening. Forms

 the word “reinforced concrete”, which means “equipped concrete”. Reinforced concrete is a combination of concrete and

 construction steel. It can be defined as a system that is resistant to external influences. Reinforced concrete, the steel

 skeleton of a structure with concrete it is an alloy that emerges by knitting. The strength of reinforced concrete is

 measured by the steel to concrete ratio mixed into it.

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Reinforced concrete elements (columns, beams, slabs, etc.) used in the building are exposed to some stresses.

 These are general pressure, tension, shear and torsion effects. Concrete that is brittle in behavior is combined with ductile

 steel. Reinforced concrete, which is a composite building material, is obtained. With this reinforcement, the openings are

 smaller. Cross-sections were possible. The steel placed in the element is given post- or pre-stressing.

 Prestressed/post-tensioned concrete is obtained. The concrete and steel in the reinforced concrete structural element can

 resist these stresses together.

 they put. Meanwhile, concrete meets more compressive stresses, while steel meets more tensile stresses.

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What are the Usage Areas of Reinforced Concrete Construction?

 

• Reinforced Concrete Houses and Villas

• Reinforced Concrete Commercial Buildings

• Reinforced Concrete Industrial Facilities

• Reinforced Concrete Animal Arbors

• Reinforced Concrete Dairies

• Reinforced Concrete Training Facilities

• Reinforced Concrete Water Facilities

• Reinforced Concrete Health Facilities

• Reinforced Concrete Sports Facilities

• Reinforced Concrete Accommodation Areas

• Reinforced Concrete Bridges and Pedestrian Overpasses

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What are the Advantages of Reinforced Concrete Structure?

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• Reinforced concrete structures have high compressive strength and very low tensile strength. Tensile forces crack the concrete.

• In reinforced concrete structures, steel bars (rebars) are placed in the tension zones to meet the tensile force and limit cracks.

• Lateral reinforcement (Stirrup) is placed to provide ductility in reinforced concrete structures.

• In reinforced concrete structures, it is essential that concrete and steel work together in a fused manner. This is called bonding. Interlocking is one of the general conditions of reinforced concrete.

• Reinforced concrete structures are built as a monolith and the maintenance cost is low.

• While the monolithic feature of the reinforced concrete structure increases the degree of hyperstaticity of the carrier system, it enables the elements to cooperate with each other in case of overloading.

• Reinforced concrete structures can take any desired shape and are flexible. Due to its ease of shaping, it enables aesthetic-weighted architectural requests to be easily realized.

• Reinforced concrete structures require less qualified personnel, which is an economic advantage.

• Reinforced concrete structures are economical as significant amounts of locally available materials such as sand, gravel and water are used. In addition, the required cement and reinforcement steel are used in smaller volumes.

• Reinforced concrete structures have a very long service life. Under normal conditions, reinforced concrete can be used indefinitely without losing any of its load carrying capacity. In fact, the strength of concrete does not decrease over time, on the contrary, it increases.

• Reinforced concrete structures are durable, safe, long lasting and cost effective.